HCA Healthcare (HCA) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)

HCA Healthcare (HCA) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.82 for Q2 2026, up 2.56% year-over-year from 0.8 in Q2 2025, and up 5.39% quarter-over-quarter from 0.78 in Q1 2026.

HCA Healthcare (HCA) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

HCA Healthcare (HCA) has reported Debt Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.82 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Debt Ratio rose 2.56% year-over-year to 0.82; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.82 (up 2.56% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.81, up 12.0% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio advanced to 0.82 in Q2 2026 per HCA's latest filing, from 0.78 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.82 in Q2 2026 and bottomed at 0.7 in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.75 across 5 years, with a median of 0.73 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Debt Ratio declined 8.46% — and 2025, when it grew 12.83%.
  • HCA Healthcare's Debt Ratio stood at 0.73 in 2022, then decreased by 3.02% to 0.7 in 2023, then grew by 2.65% to 0.72 in 2024, then grew by 12.0% to 0.81 in 2025, then gained by 1.7% to 0.82 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HCA's Debt Ratio at 0.82 in Q2 2026, 0.78 in Q1 2026, and 0.81 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 88.19 Bn 90.61 Bn 15.19 Bn 0.82
2 Tenet Healthcare 21.59 Bn 21.56 Bn 4.45 Bn 0.43
3 Encompass Health 12.19 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.35
4 Davita 11.52 Bn 12.39 Bn 1.16 Bn 0.61
5 Ensign 10.59 Bn 10.27 Bn 306.24 Mn 0.02
6 Universal Health Services 8.79 Bn 8.72 Bn 3.29 Bn 0.36
7 Pacs 7.04 Bn 6.88 Bn 338.46 Mn 0.04
8 Chemed 6.96 Bn 6.92 Bn 221.47 Mn 0.09
9 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 4.52 Bn 4.38 Bn 192.10 Mn 0.52
10 Option Care Health 3.59 Bn 3.39 Bn 267.25 Mn 0.34

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.82
Mar 31, 2026 0.78
Dec 31, 2025 0.81
Sep 30, 2025 0.82
Jun 30, 2025 0.80
Mar 31, 2025 0.75
Dec 31, 2024 0.72
Sep 30, 2024 0.72
Jun 30, 2024 0.71
Mar 31, 2024 0.71
Dec 31, 2023 0.70
Sep 30, 2023 0.72
Jun 30, 2023 0.73
Mar 31, 2023 0.77
Dec 31, 2022 0.73
Sep 30, 2022 0.73
Jun 30, 2022 0.75
Mar 31, 2022 0.72
Dec 31, 2021 0.68
Sep 30, 2021 0.66